Senior Security Engineer
Rate - £450 - £525 Inside IR35
Location – Bristol (twice a week on site)
Duration – 6 months initial
We are looking for an experienced Senior Security Engineer to join a growing cyber security team, helping to strengthen security controls, monitoring and threat detection capabilities across the organisation’s technology estate.
This role will play a key part in the operation and improvement of core security platforms, working closely with security operations, engineering and infrastructure teams to detect threats, improve visibility and enhance the overall security posture.
Key Responsibilities:
* Implement, configure and optimise core security tooling across the environment
* Enhance threat detection, monitoring and response capabilities
* Investigate security alerts and support incident response activities
* Improve integration and automation between security platforms
* Support vulnerability management and remediation processes
* Provide technical guidance on security controls across infrastructure and cloud environments
* Work closely with wider technology teams to embed security best practices
Key Technology:
* Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
* Microsoft Sentinel
* Claroty Platform
* Tenable Vulnerability Management
* Microsoft Purview
Required Experience:
* Strong experience working in a Security Engineering
* Hands-on experience with Microsoft security tooling (E5), particularly Defender and Sentinel
* Experience with vulnerability management platforms such as Tenable
* Knowledge of OT / ICS security monitoring platforms such as Claroty
* Experience supporting security monitoring, detection engineering and incident response
* Strong understanding of enterprise infrastructure and cloud security